The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

would 60 'slumming'-see how tho
poor lived and that sort of thine
Were 20 do the thieves quarter and see
the criminal classes where they stayed.
Mildmay said he'd show me the biggest
thief in London, and he did, although
1 didn't know it at the time. Well, he
SAID. we'd better leave all our valu.
able's at his bankers. I agreed, and
then he looked at his watch and said
the bank would be closed before we
got there, so | propo'ed we would
leave them in my o He asked to
leave his things there too, and he did
his watch and purse and all that
locked them up in my trunk and we
started with only the keys in my
pocket. He had some loose change,
and said whatever expenses there were
he would pay and VIC would square up
when we came back. Well. we
summed till l was tired of it. Then
he said that as we were near his
room l should come up with him and
have something. We took q cab and
drove there. He produced u bottle of
wine and the first glass finished me for
that night. When | woke 10 next
morning was in his bed. He had
even taken the suit | wore and left me
these rags. was i'll and dizzy, but l
dressed myself in what he had left me
and went to the British Eagle. They
utterly repudiated me there. Said
they had never seen me. Said the man
l pretended was had paid his bill the
night before and had left for Paris
with his luggage. They threatened to
send for a policeman, and SO there the
matter stands. l tried to find Mild
mays room, but couldn't. Now have
a brother in New York who is wealthy.
can get money by cable. If you will
lend me enough to send Il message to
him l will pay it trebly in twenty-four
hours
Every good. Write out the dispatch
TO your BROTHER
Mr.. johnson drew up TO the table, and
after n good deal of thought finished
his dispatch.
''There.' he said at last, counting
the words twice; 'twnnty-siX
words at two shillings each will be
iifty-two shillings. Big sum for send
ing a telegram
1T is | replied. Lets see it"
He showed oyer the paper to me. 1t
read:
ADAM W.. JOHNSON, WALL STREET, NEW
cable me $40. will explain
by letter. Don't delay.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
Charing Cross Post office.
"There are two or three improve
mcnts | can suggest. We will cut out
the Please the II and the Don't
Surprising we have the answer
directed here
''Yes, would be glad if you could get
the cable order cashed for me-"
That Fan be arranged. Now the
biggest improvement is that cabling
costs but sixpence a word, instead OF
two shillings. That will be eleven shil-
Quite a saving" he said, without
showing much joy W. the economy.
if you will kindly give me the
eleven shillings l will send the mes
'Oh, you don't need to trouble. III
;end the message. You call in to-
morrow and the answer will be here
II see you are afraid to trust me with
he money!
''Oh, not at all; but l know some OF
he fellows at the cable office, and
hink l can get the mess age rushed
hrough.'
"Ah."
"You call in about this time to-mor.
''Yes, but how am l to live till them"
Elbow did you expect to live? You
gere going off all right with the cable
Il thought you would"
Here he paused?
''You thought l would whatP"
"Wcll, to tell the honest truth, l
perhaps l could condense the
ablegram u bit and save enough to
clip me through until tomorrow
II don't think it would be advisable
, condense it,"
''Jess so. You couldn't see your
ray to--a trifle---I-."
Don't think l could"
"Ah, very well. I'll call in to-mor.
DIV. That is, of course, il lam alive"
Certainly. Any reasonable reser-
alton"
EVAN r,;rLt oman tho rnnlv IL I'm not